Embarrass, MN

For Heidi Omerza, it’s “up or out” when it comes to Ely politics. The longtime city council member won’t seek re-election this fall and will instead attempt to become mayor. As of Wednesday, Omerza was the only candidate in the contest for Ely’s highest elected position....

Ely’s high school principal is returning to the classroom. Megan Anderson, who has served as principal for just over six years, notified school officials this month that she will resign from her position, effective at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Anderson, an Ely native, will remain with...

Wolfridge Golf Course is one of the 12 courses we have featured on The Northland Golf Card this year. I've played it several times over the years, but it has been a while. This week I made the trip to Angora, Minnesota to play a round of golf. This course...

For this weekend, starting Saturday morning, on the Prospectors Trail system, trails 1 thru 7 are open, still have some water on the trail in spots but those segments have a hard solid bottom and are passable, but certainly use caution. Trail 8 is open except for the north loop, east of August Lake and north of the Tomahawk Road, FR 377, that northern loop will remain closed. Trail 9 is open. Trail 10 is open, except for the southeastern segment that connects over to the Arrowhead Road, that short segment is still underwater and remains closed. Need to use the Trail 11 connection north of there when traveling east and west on the system. From Sawbill Landing, north end of Trail 11 on FR380, trail is currently closed east of there. We still have two culverts washed out on FR174, Dumbbell Lake Road and it will probably be another week before we can get those fixed. Trail 11 has several other gully washers on hills on FR 359. Trail 12 is closed with culverts washed out and several trail segments still flooded and are not passable. Not sure when Trail 12 will dry up enough to allow repairs to be made.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELY, MINNESOTA, ADDING TO THE ELY CITY CODE, CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20.1.27, ENTITLED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:. SECTION 1. A new Section shall be added to Chapter 20 as Section 20.1.27, of the Ely City...

VIRGINIA — Virginia, Eveleth, Mountain Iron, and Hibbing firefighters were dispatched Wednesday afternoon to a structure fire in the 1000 block of 2nd Avenue South in Virginia, according to the Friends of the Northland FireWire. The fire was reported around 2 p.m. in the Arrowhead Apartment Management Agency. The fire was quickly contained to the kitchen area of one apartment. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Virginia Fire Marshal.

Roosevelt School 5th graders race each other to pick up trash along a highway in Virginia Friday morning. The school's 5th graders clean up this section of road each spring and fall.

Down to their last three outs, the Ely Timberwolves rose to the occasion on Tuesday. A triple by Charly Flom started the rally while Rachel Coughlin’s key blow finished it off. Coughlin’s bases-clearing double in the bottom of the seventh gave the host Wolves a 5-4 victory over Cromwell...

Community members gather for domestic violence vigil. (KBJR) On the Iron Range, a vigil to raise awareness of domestic violence and to honor all victims, survivors, and anyone else impacted was held Wednesday night. The event is inspired by Kristen Bicking of Virginia, who was murdered last year. Her ex-boyfriend,...

Geraldine (Syrjanen, Hendrickson) Koski, age 92, of Ely, MN went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday May 24, 2022 at Ely Bloomenson Hospital in Ely, MN. She was born on December 16, 1929 to Matt and Ailie (Nevala) Syrjanen in Virginia, MN. Geraldine is survived by three...

Marquette Catholic School 8th graders smile as they begin Wednesday evening’s graduation mass in Virginia. The school added junior high two years ago and the 2022 class was the first to graduate.